Show Im I 0 1 Absurd Romance of Mite Louison The five brother lived with Loulion three miles Irom IontUc and Medallloii I ame to know them firlttluoutli leaving old them at an auction a slice of an I idjolnlng farm lie hid ben Invited l I to their home Intimacy had grown < < anti I alicruard having a mere Illness ha had been taken Into Ihe liouiebold and kept there till be wn well again Ihe 1 night of lilt BIrival LouUon lh liter Hood Him brother on either hand rKuvc and Florianand received him j al I I 0 l 1JIl I Q I My I 64 I r I V r j V I V roof 512 I I V i I I I I rr I I I tk k k I it I I I r C 0 I 1 I r 1 7 I I 0 A 9 I t I nl I I I 0 miltok j 70 I rsitTB LOVIIIOXo I with a couilMy more Stately than tie Unit i i I an expression of the reserve And l modesty 1 I I mod-esty ol her single state This maidenly I dignity was at all limes shielded I by the five brothers who treated her with constant and reverential courtesy 1 I I There was something signally suggestive I I sugges-tive In their homage and Medallion ndI In concluded at 1 tail that It was paid not i I 4 I only lo the sitter but to something that i II gave tier great Importance III their eyes I He puzzled long and finally decided that Louison had a romance there i KK o something in the way they said 1 1 Tlite Ioultion lathe way they avoids l avoid-s 1 11 ed alt gossip regarding marriage and Is marriage feasting In the May they deterred 1 I de-terred lo her on a question of etiquette I I I I In I married Me at fur Instance should I Ihe eldest child l be given the family I name ol the ulfeorn Christian name I i I I from her husbands family which suggested I sug-gested It And rllle I Muans opinion 1 1 was accepted Instantly as final with I triumphant and salitfled nods on the part ul all Ihe brothers and with whispers III t I I whis-pers I uf How clever how Hdorablel such beggliql Polite I loiiUou allectcu never to hear I V these rcmaiLt but looked complacently I I J P 1 straight before her stirring tile spoon In her cup or benignly passed Ihe bread l jj i and butter She was finite avi lire nf the I gasification In vblcli sue voa lielil and she gracefully accepted tho fact that she was an object uf hilcre I Medalbun bad nut the heart lo laugh ij at the humaga of the brothers nor at 11 the outlandish sister for though she was i 1 angular and l sallow and little and her bands were large and red llarc was something deep In her e > M a curious i fidelity In her carriage which commanded I command-ed respect She had ruled lhco brothers had been worshiped by thcM rh 1 tar near nail a century I I and the romance I they had kept alive bad produced a j Kiuteniuc sort ul truth and beauty dI In I i the admiring llitc Ixiulson an offer tlonale name for her grealnesi like I I I Ihe Little Corporal for Napoleon i i She was not little timer but time the III i I i middle belghth and her hair was ucd I i streaked with gray Her manner toward Medallion was I I I not marked by any affection She was i I i friendly In a kind Impersonal wnyinuch as a nurse cares for u patient and she I I never related 1 a soil ul fashioned I courtesy which might have been trying 1 In such close lunettes were it not for tile real slmnlicily of the life and the I I iplnt J t and bclitness I of their race One I night I Horlinlhere I were Florian and I Octave and l Felix and Isidore and l limln I I Ihe eldest diew him aside front the I I I I others and they walked together by the i t I river lIotlantalrouggesteicutiriactice i i and mystery and 10011 with a voice if i i 111 11 hushed suggestion bo told Medallion i the romance of Tllte Luulton And each of the brothers at different Units I I during the next two weeks did Ihe same I f I dillenng scarcely at all in details ur I I choice of phrase or meaning and nut at I I I all In general I facts and essentials Hut I each as he ended made u dillercnl I exclamation 11 Vlolal su sad so wonderful Site I keeps the ringdear llilo loullonl l I il salifriorlan I the eldest 1 Aloril she gives him a legacy In her I 1011 1 I I illlsvcell i j > welouisonthaidOcI4oir Maltel the Uovernor and the Cardinal Car-dinal admire her Plite lounon said I Felix lIoddllllt confidently ut Medallion I llienl > ou should saw the linen and i IhI pctticoatsl mid Isldotr the humor I lit I i i I 40 I I F IrA I-rA 11 I jz k IN I I 1 1 6 i I 4 IL I I 1 I lei 1 06I It I o I 11 I I il C14j l i I 11 9j 9 or I j dkx nriiLiimASii TIIH 01 TAT 11 HI HUNT DAV 11 I > us one of the famtlv Hewasgreal t I life was an angelPtite loulsoii joh I Attends what love what lit torsi I hot patsion tlio perfect l Plite Loill I jnl ltm lmlle HIP I youngest the t toil sentimental I Ah Muflere he a 11 uJed as II calling uu thu mutter to me I I I fl I A is and sing the glories < of this daughter of romance lildores tale was alter this I fashiun 11 I vtr well remember Ihe first ol IIi II-i and Ihe last ltho ran tell Heat He-at anaclorah I ao droll that Tall yet smart Anti he play In theater at Montreal t It is I In the winter P lite Lmiison visit Montreal She walk pail the theater and 1 as she go hf 1 she si 1 p I on the snow and Mil oil front a dor with I I a jump come Mtieu IliiJriin and Islets her up And when he see the pretty lace ol Pnie Louison hit eves go nil lire and he rla > p her hand to his breast M4ileniiii elle Mademoiselle he ia we must trust again She Hunk him and hurry away quick N 1 l da ahe ia ikating anti nr try tn du Hie dance of the Illue F I o un the ii e Wnll she do u some urge com up I NI and catch her hAnd and lav Mademoiselle leis du u together Ilk Hun It lake her breath nwav It 14 Wlcu Hadrian I I lay not seem like Ihe oilier mm she know bin he luve a > liori look hi Is I smooth in the lac and lie Minle kind like < i mention llile Lnulion I he alive h m her hand and ihev run away and every Urge stop Hi look It is a grand sight He II laugh Sold Ills Settle mine anti tale Udl s sav things el I him unit he tell Pitt Louison that she look verl line and walk like a queen lam I there that day and I sec all and think I it ver good I sAy That Plite Lounun she beat them All I am onl twelve > ears old then When he leave he give her two Mats for the theatre and we go lly gosh Hut Is grand thliinllilt play and Msieu HadiUn I he is a prince mid when Ilea Ile-a to Ins Minister l I Hut I no my lord I I lrll T marry out ul my star and where i my heart go not as the sum will Ira look I down at Pllle luunon nnd she 10 all ml and ease of the women a look atlr and there lea I whlper all around Net day he come lo Hie home where we stay but the cure cone also telly soon and 1 tell her she mutt gu ionie And so wo cume out home Well whit you think Net davM slen lIodln COllie too nnJwe Have such n rood tlmeHorlan Octave Falk IIllethey I all sit and nay Tailait 1161 trlh menl Cl CW to him all the lime Holy what fine nturlei he tell And he talk about Plilc Loulion and his eyes get wet and Untile say hit prayers to mby gush es I think Well at last oA hat ou guess Msleu become and come and at list one clay ne nay that he leave Montreal and go to New Yurk where he gel a good place Inn hi theatre lilt limeln Montreal I It finlth bo be I speak In 1 lorUn and II say he want lo marry Plite Loiiiion and he say uf coune thai he Is not marry and he h ive money Hut lie Is a Protettan and flit cure at first ver Iliad 1 by gosht Hut at lilt when he glveahundei dollars to the church the I cine air cs All happy that way for while Ptite Louison stib get ready quick holy whn fine things had she and It is all I to be dune Inu A eck while the theatre in New York wait for Mneu And he there with ni I and l play on Ihe fiddle and sing tongs and ml plis anti help dorian In the barn and Octave to mend the fence 11 II I I I j k A I I kj 1 Am IN h I W el 1 14 1 F1 4 r I 11 I Is ma I 01 IIK HAVK 1OOII TIMUk and Iha cute to fix the rtapevinei 011 hictuall AIIII licashow tueand Irnilu how to play sword sticks and he pick i III lowers and fetch them lo Ptite Loui I sun and show her how to make an omelette and a salad like the die ol the Louis Ouno lotel 1 so he say lly goth what u good time we hate but first one then another he get a sob In his hun when he think that Pllle Unison go to leave ui and the more we Ir flee more we arc big loots And that Pule Louiton she kiss us every one and say lo Mscu I ladd east Charles I love vou IJIIII I cannot got He I laugh nt her and say I VoiU 1 ue will like them all with us that night n thing happen The cure come and he look Veto mad and he frown and he fv lo Msleu Hadrian he lute ul Ulf Msurii 5 ou arc married lly guilt Hut Pllle LJUHOII gel pile like snuwnml weill laud round her close and say to her quick Courage Plite Lonison Msleu Hadrian then look ul the pnctt nml say N1 Msiru I was married Irn years ago my wile drink and go wrong nIII I get divorce lam I ft ee like the wind 11 You are not free0 the cure say quick once married mimed till death the church cannot nutr fOil > Alight Icunmnml I Louiton la give vou up II II le lots Plite Louison stand like stone Msieu turn to her WhAtfiIIAIIIIII0 l ouitun I he say You will corns with 11I1 Kiss J me Charles she any mil tell me goodbye tilltill 1 you are free Ho look like a scallion oil Kits me once Cbarlesshe say and lei mo go And he tonic to her und kist heron Ihe lips once and he say loulion rum with me I will never gie you Ul > > She drew back to Florian 1 Iud h JY 01 harks she sa 11 I will Wallis loi n IOU will Mother l God how ham it is lo do rlghi1 she say anu then t she nun and leave the room Micu Hadrian he gite along II hIt h-It was my one chance he sj Now the dev U take it Allpce 1 lien he I nod 1 and say to tile cure Well thrash this out at judgment Vjy M nieu Ill meet IOU IheroU anti the woman that spoiled me meHe turn to Tlorlan and the rest ol us and slnke hands all I si Take care of I Louisun Thank IOU Cool bye Vlien he start toward the door and stumble for ho look tick Give me a think cl lie oll and Ik begin to cough 1 a hulod queer sort ol ratlle IlorUn give him 1 Mi diink and he loss It OIL hank I you he IS mid tail igamaml we see him I ualk away over the hill 1 > ver tloti 1 and he never conic link Hut every ear there COllie front NOli Vorls U box uf llier and cviryear fettle louuon tend him a Mmi Charles niillci rut Main lu g mlc It u k j every car for twenty five vtar 11 listed I is he nuw asked Medilliou Isidore shook his head then lilted his = 1Vms or i yet religiously U ailing fur Judgment Day and Polite LouN a be I answered Devi cried Medallion flow lunK Twenty I Carl Hut the lowers the flowers lie left word for them to be sent just the same Ihe daughterIhe I child ul the other woman send them 10 Medallion toot oil f hit hat reverently IJ as If I a soul were liming I from the world but it was only Pllle Louison going out Into the garden She mink him living > he asked genii Yen ll we hive no heart lo HI her And theta he wish It so And the 11 jwcrs ker coming Why dm he vc Ih it Rat lldoe muteI Hwlille Who can tell IVrhipij whim He was a great actor an yea sublime he 11I11 I Medallion did net retail 1 but walked ulinvly down In where Ptite Ixitiiton l three picking berries Hh hat was sllll oilIrft Irft me help you tnilemoiwlle said sollly And henceforth he was as loollshatntr brothers Mv OIIIIIHT IAKKHK tUPJro1 is |